LIVE music, local brewers, food trucks and family entertainment will take over the heart of Port Macquarie when the Hideaway Festival returns with a two-day program of entertainment, beginning on Saturday 3 October 2026 from 3.00pm till 8.30pm. The free event is being delivered by Port Macquarie Hastings Council through funding from Transport for NSW’s […]
Reaching out to someone you're concerned about is becoming part of everyday life. Photo: R U OK?
THURSDAY, 10 September is R U OK? Day – our annual reminder of the importance of checking in, reaching out, and talking openly about life’s ups and downs. While research shows that nine out of every 10 Australians are aware of the R U OK? movement, not everyone feels confident to reach out when someone […]
Carew Dickson with his 86cm snapper. Photo: Supplied. Brice Hayward (left) and Nathan Mann (right) with winners Team The Penguin, Alex Swift and Chris Wilcocks. Photo: Supplied. Brice Hayward (Fishin4Pics) with Kiama Theuerkauf, Nathan Mann (Plasmann Soft Plastics) and fellow anglers. Photo: Supplied. THE Camden Haven Snapper Classic has been hailed a great success, attracting […]
HAVE you got a painting tucked away in the garage, a print gathering dust in a cupboard, or an artwork that no longer has a place on your walls? The Port Macquarie Tacking Point Lions Club (TPLC) invites the community to take part in its upcoming Second Chance Art Sale on Friday 18 and Saturday […]
Samantha, Evan and Jeff Barnsley are performing together in the concert. Photo: Pauline Cain.
EIGHTY choristers and a small orchestra will gather this weekend in Port Macquarie to rehearse and perform Karl Jenkins’ work ‘The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.’ The concert will take place in St Agnes’ Catholic Church at 2pm on Sunday 9 August. Led by local musician Robyn Ryan, OAM, the work is a stirring […]
Lunchtime music concert with SAPSS student musicians. Photos: Pauline Cain. Lunchtime music concert with SAPSS student musicians. Photos: Pauline Cain. Lunchtime music concert with SAPSS student musicians. Photos: Pauline Cain. LUNCHTIME crowds in Port Macquarie stopped to listen to school bands on The Glasshouse steps on Friday 26 June. St Agnes’ Parish Secondary Schools (SAPSS) […]
Greg Smith, co-founder of Self Seen, receiving a donation from David Lane, president of the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie Sunrise. Photo: Facebook.
GLOBALLY 1.4 million people belong to Rotary and work to embody their mottoes of ‘service above self’ and ‘one profits most who serves best’. The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie Sunrise modelled that this month as they celebrated 14 local organisations at their annual Giving Breakfast. Each year the club holds their major fundraiser, ‘The […]
The Hastings Community Drug Action Team encourages open and honest conversations about alcohol and other drug use. Photo: fauxels/Pexels.
THE Hastings Community Drug Action Team (HCDAT) is inviting local residents to take part in an upcoming community forum designed to encourage open and honest conversations about alcohol and other drug use. HCDAT Chair Veronica Godfrey said the event, ‘You CAN Ask That: Drugs and Alcohol’, aims to create a safe and respectful space where […]
“Here Comes the Sun” launches ArtWalk with a mass community choir gathered for The Big Sing. Photo: Pauline Cain
“Here Comes the Sun” launches ArtWalk with a mass community choir gathered for The Big Sing. Photo: Pauline Cain Blokes Notes entertaining crowds on the corner of Clarence and Murray Streets. Photo: Pauline Cain ARTWALK started with a blast of sound in a flash sing from local choirs. More than 100 singers […]
CWA members Ann, Robyn, Jill, Janis and Helena setting up their ArtWalk market stall.
CWA members Ann, Robyn, Jill, Janis and Helena setting up their ArtWalk market stall. CWA member, Robyn Baker, with her son, her granddaughters and grandchildren, who popped in to see Nan and enjoy CWA hospitality. Virginia and Alan are long-time locals and regular visitors to the CWA tearooms. Our NOTA reporter’s set-up at the CWA […]
